Old Bailey Flashcards
The long arm of the law
The far-reaching power of the authorities
Devil’s advocate
A person advocating an opposing view for the sake of argument
To be above the law
Not to be subject to laws
To be exempt from the law
Take the law into one’s own hands
To do sth illegal in order to punish a wrongdoer (Lynch trials)
(To be declared) null and void
Недействительный
Cancelled / redundant / worthless
Bang to rights
Пойман с поличным
To bail smb out
To rescue smb from a bad situation
Ball and chair
Spouse (derogatory yet affectionate)
Letter of the law
Explicit meaning of the law
Open-and-shut case
Case with a clear and certain outcome
Take the fifth
Not to answer so as not to incriminate oneself
To lay down the law
To govern, be of authority
The court ruled in smb’s favour
Суд принял решение в чью-то пользу
